SolarSquare Energy - Technical Lead - MERN Stack

Description :

applications using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js).

- Drive architectural decisions and establish engineering best practices for performance, maintainability, and security.

- Own end-to-end delivery of critical projects-from planning and technical design to deployment and monitoring.

- Champion observability and monitoring practices using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog to ensure system reliability and proactively address bottlenecks.

- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Product, UX, QA, and DevOps) to deliver seamless, user focused features.

- Guide and mentor SDE1s and SDE2s, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.

- Define and track key engineering metrics (e.g., system uptime, latency, code quality) to drive improvements across services.

- Maintain technical documentation and architectural diagrams for knowledge sharing and team onboarding.

- Identify and address technical debt, scalability challenges, and opportunities for cost optimization in cloud environments.

- Advocate for secure coding practices and ensure applications adhere to OWASP standards and data protection policies.

Requirements :

- Proficient in JavaScript and TypeScript; strong hands-on experience with React.js, Node.js, and building RESTful APIs.

- Deep understanding of microservices architectures, event-driven systems, and distributed computing principles.

- Proven ability to design and scale systems handling high traffic, ensuring fault tolerance and

high availability.

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization (Docker), and

orchestration (Kubernetes).

- Strong knowledge of observability, monitoring, and alerting systems to maintain production-

grade applications.

- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and performance optimization techniques.

- Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and system design skills.

- Track record of mentoring engineers and leading technical discussions in Agile teams.

Bonus :

meetups/conferences.

- Experience optimizing cloud infrastructure costs and implementing robust security practices.